The Crooked Letter

The Crooked Letter
The Crooked Letter first edition cover.
AuthorSean Williams
Cover artistGreg Bridges
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Books of the Cataclysm
GenreFantasy
PublisherVoyager
Publication date
30 June 2004
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages640 pp (first edition)
ISBN978-0-7322-7925-7
Followed byThe Blood Debt 

The Crooked Letter is a 2004 fantasy novel by Sean Williams. It follows the story of Seth and Hadrian who have gone to Europe on holidays. Seth is murdered and they discover that Earth is just one of many realms.[1]

Background

The Crooked Letter was first published in Australia on 30 June 2004 by Voyager in paperback format.[2] It was later released in the United States in both hardcover and paperback in 2006 and 2008 respectively.[1] The Crooked Letter is a prequel to William's earlier Books of the Change series and is the first of four books in The Books of the Cataclysm series.[3] The Crooked Letter won the 2004 Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel and the 2005 Ditmar Award for best novel.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Crooked Letter (Books of the Cataclysm, book 1) by Sean Williams". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  2. ^ "The Crooked Letter by Sean Williams". HarperCollins. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  3. ^ "Bibliography: The Crooked Letter". ISFDB. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  4. ^ "aurealis awards, previous years' results" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  5. ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2005 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 28 December 2009.


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